Senior Space Industry Recruiter — Full‑Cycle Impact

Frontdoor Defense; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Business Recruiter to own end-to-end recruitment across operations, supply chain, finance, legal, and related functions. You will build a pipeline, represent the Varda brand, and close high-caliber talent to scale production.

The role emphasizes sourcing, relationship-building with passive candidates, and data-driven hiring. You will collaborate with hiring managers to optimize processes and foster inclusive interview practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting in competitive markets.
• Proven ability to source and close senior-level leadership roles.
• Clear, proactive communicator with candidates and hiring managers.
• Self-starter who takes accountability in ambiguous settings.

Responsibilities

• You're a full-cycle recruiter managing the entire hiring process from intake to signed offer.
• Love for hiring: you deliver hires consistently and push through when pipelines run dry.
• Sourcer at heart: you build relationships with passive candidates.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing & closing senior-level

Stakeholder communication

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Business Recruiter to own end-to-end recruitment across operations, supply chain, finance, legal, and related functions. You will build a pipeline, represent the Varda brand, and close high-caliber talent to scale production.

The role emphasizes sourcing, relationship-building with passive candidates, and data-driven hiring. You will collaborate with hiring managers to optimize processes and foster inclusive interview practices.